About

What We Do

Delaware Patriot provides firearms safety training solutions for both companies and private citizens in the state of Delaware. We work with a team of instructors to provide the greatest flexibility in scheduling possible -- for more information or to schedule a class, contact us today!

Delaware Patriot Firearms Safety Training will provide quality firearms instruction in a safe and educational environment so that we may foster a better understanding of firearms and enhance the marksmanship skills of our students.

Delaware Patriot Mission Statement

Meet Your Instructor

Rob Wiltbank is a resident of New Castle County, Delaware and is a NRA Certified Range Safety Officer as well as a NRA Certified Instructor who focuses in the pistol discipline. He shoots competitively in the International Pistol Shooting Confederation and United States Practical Shooting Association in addition to starting the NRA Action Pistol League at the Diamond State Pistol Club.

As a strong supporter of the right to keep and bear arms, Rob founded Delaware Open Carry, a group of individuals whose purpose is to educate the general public about the peaceable carry of firearms. Specializing in the research of Delaware Firearms Law, he has published a compilation of Delaware law that pertains to the carrying of a firearm which he offers as a free download. Rob has worked with aspiring law enforcement agents in the Criminal Justice program at Delaware Tech and was the firearms instructor for Lambda Omega, the local scholastic chapter of the American Criminal Justice Association.

Rob's belief is that in order to be successful at instructing people in firearms safety, two things are required of the instructor:

Be a good teacher. Understanding teaching philosophies and methods to increase learning retention are crucial so the student can absorb the information and remember it after they've left the class.

Be an excellent marksman. Not just by having a "knack" for shooting, but understanding the body mechanics behind shooting and the experience to know how to correct technique problems and educate the student as to why it happened. Rob has fired tens of thousands of rounds and taken part in pistol competitions in the tri-state area.

From the Range

Upcoming Classes

We strive to offer flexibility in scheduling your training by working with a team of instructors. For additional information or to schedule a class for your group, contact us today!

Testimonials

With numerous firearm instructors out there and being a woman, it was extremely important who I went to.

Delaware Patriot was incredible. Rob was extremely knowledgeable, and never made me feel inferior. It was a great experience learning with him; educational yet a lot of fun. I left feeling confident in my abilities and wanting more... Thanks Rob, for the great foundation you built with me!

Kristen McGrath New Castle, DE

I had the pleasure of participating in the CCDW class offered by Delaware Patriot and Rob as the instructor. I found the class to have been an invaluable source of training. From the classroom to the range portion of the course, Rob was an engaging and fun instructor to learn from. He demonstrated a high level of safety awareness and imparted this trait onto everyone who attended the course.

He was happy to answer any question I asked. I appreciated his in depth knowledge. Instead of the typical yes or no answers one might expect, he would offer detailed information and relate this to real world experiences to explain the importance. He was able to analyze my firing position and helped me to improve my accuracy during this one class. I would highly recommend Rob to anyone looking for a basic firearm class or CCDW training, one of the best classes I have taken.